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From: rich@documail.UUCP (Rich McCallister)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.marketplace
Subject: Re: Hayes type modem
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Date: 24 May 91 13:39:46 GMT
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In article <169357@tiger.oxy.edu> dand@oxy.edu (Daniel D. Fineman) writes:
>I've seen an ad for a Hayes type modem, 1200baud, made
>for the ibm costing $300. It's an exterior unit, not
>a card. Will it work with an Amiga?
>Dan
    Yes it should work, but the price is VERY high.  For 40% less than that,
you should be able to get a 2400 baud external modem.
    I recently bought a 2400 baud modem with :
    -- MNP5 (an error correction protocol)
    -- V.42 (another error corretion protocol)
    -- V.42bis (a data compression protocol)
If I call up another modem, and the other modem supports MNP5 or V.42 or
V.42bis, the two modems will use those protocols (or a combination of them).
This allows my calls to be more error-free (so that line noise or garbage
characters are very rare) and faster due to data compression.
    This modem cost me $165 at Comp USA (formerly SoftWareHouse), in
Lincolnwood, IL, (708)677-3644. They have stores in Texas, Georgia,
California, Colorado, Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
While their prices are fairly low, this price on this modem was no special
super bargain.
    Another place near here that has similar prices is Elek-Tek at
(708)677-7660 or (800)395-1000.
    Or, you could buy a 1200 baud US Robotics modem (about 5 years old) from
me for $60. No MNP5, V.42, or V.42bis, but it has worked very well with
my Amiga.